A 'Datin Seri' claimed trial in the Sessions Court here today, to a charge of failing to make a written declaration on her acquired properties.

Datin Seri Sua Lai Kim, 41, allegedly failed to declare properties that she had acquired between Jan 1, 2010 and April 30, 2015, under Section 49(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA).

A single mother-of-four, she is accused of committing the offence at the Attorney-General's Chambers, Prosecution Division at Persiaran Perdana, Federal Government Administrative Centre, Putrajaya, between June 19 and Sept 1, 2015.

The charge under sub-Section 49(3) of the same Act carries a maximum fine of RM3 million or imprisonment of up to five years or both, upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Nur Asyikin Mokhtar proposed RM50,000 as bail, with two sureties and an additional condition for the accused's passport to be impounded by the court.

However, counsel Datuk Jagjit Singh Bant Singh mitigated for the amount to be reduced to RM5,000 on the grounds that his client was only a housewife.

He said the accused had to support her four children aged between two and 10 years following her husband's murder in January last year.

Judge Norhayati Mohamad Yunus set bail at RM20,000 with two sureties and Dec 20 for mention. -- Bernama